{"id":2248776,"date":"2024-05-20T15:01:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T19:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-only-discernible-crime-in-trump-trial-is-michael-cohen-admitting-to-stealing-30000\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T15:02:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T19:02:44","slug":"the-only-discernible-crime-in-trump-trial-is-michael-cohen-admitting-to-stealing-30000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-only-discernible-crime-in-trump-trial-is-michael-cohen-admitting-to-stealing-30000\/","title":{"rendered":"The Key Offense in Trump Trial: Michael Cohen Confesses to $30,000 Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-only-discernible-crime-in-trump-trial-is-michael-cohen-admitting-to-stealing-30000%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248776&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Manhattan\u200b DA&#8217;s\u2063 case against ex-President\u2063 Trump reveals Michael Cohen&#8217;s admission of \u200ctheft\u200d from the\u200b Trump Organization due to anger and a\u2062 missed\u200d bonus. Cohen \u2063pocketed $30,000 of $50,000 meant for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tech-companies-voluntarily-agree-to-white-house-ai-safeguards\/\" title=\"Tech firms 'voluntarily' accept White House AI safeguards.\">tech\u200b firm<\/a>. \u2063Legal experts deem this theft more severe \u200bthan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-claimed-her-ex-husband-a-nasa-employee-sent-her-threatening-messages-it-turns-out-she-faked-them\/\" title=\"She Claimed Her Ex-Husband, A NASA Employee, Sent Her Threatening Messages. It Turns Out She Faked Them.\">falsifying records<\/a>, impacting the\u200d ongoing trial significantly. The \u2064Manhattan District Attorney&#8217;s case \u2062against former President Trump includes Michael Cohen&#8217;s \u200cconfession of stealing $30,000\u2064 from the Trump\u200b Organization out \u2063of frustration over\u2064 a bonus. This theft, \u2062compared to falsifying\u200b records, holds more gravity, influencing the trial&#8217;s \u200ccourse significantly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>                         <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The only discernible crime in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s lawfare case against former President Donald Trump is that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-audio-think-tanks-star-lawsuit-witness-admits-to-tommy-robinson-that-they-bribed-him-for-testimony-against-us-congressional-staffer\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Think Tank\u2019s Star Lawsuit Witness Admits to Tommy Robinson That They Bribed Him For Testimony Against US Congressional Staffer\">star witness<\/a>, convicted liar Michael Cohen, admitted Monday on the stand that he stole from the Trump Organization because he was \u201cangry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cohen admitted that in 2017 he asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/05\/20\/trump-trial-end-looms-in-hush-money-case.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump Organization<\/a> Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg for $50,000 to pay back tech firm RedFinch. Cohen paid the firm $20,000 but pocketed $30,000 for himself because he was \u201cangry\u201d that he didn\u2019t get the bonus from Trump that he thought he deserved, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/05\/trump-hush-money-trial-michael-cohen-3-1235924092\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deadline<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou stole from the Trump organization, right?\u201d Blanche asked according to MSNBC. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, sir,\u201d Cohen testified. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>JUST IN: \u2018Star witness\u2019 Michael Cohen admits he stole $30,000 from the Trump Organization while getting questioned by Trump\u2019s attorney.<\/p>\n<p>Witch hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen said he requested $50k for IT services when the services were only $20k.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney: \u201cYou stole from the Trump Organization,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wT0bHbeY67\">pic.twitter.com\/wT0bHbeY67<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1792570728103174361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou did steal from the Trump Organization based upon the expected reimbursement, correct?\u201d Blanche pressed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, sir,\u201d Cohen testified, according to MSNBC. <\/p>\n<p>In fact,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ByronYork\/status\/1792600996985647456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Cohen\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/cnns-elie-honig-says-michael-cohen-stealing-from-trump-is-more-serious-of-a-crime-than-falsifying-business-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admission<\/a> is \u201cmore serious of a crime than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-the-charges-brought-against-the-trump-organizations-cfo-part-of-a-witch-hunt-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Are The Charges Brought Against The Trump Organization\u2019s CFO Part Of A Witch Hunt? Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a>,\u201d CNN\u2019s Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe money that Michael Cohen stole from under Donald Trump\u2019s nose by his own admission, was part of the $420,000 that Michael Cohen was reimbursed for Stormy Daniels,\u201d Honig <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/05\/20\/cnn-panel-michael-cohen-admission-robbing-trump-org-reasonable-doubt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained<\/a>. \u201cSo the heart of the prosecution\u2019s case is, that whole setup where they were going to repay Michael Cohen $420,000 to reimburse him for Stormy Daniels, that was all done to pay Stormy Daniels. Trump knew it, Trump knew every penny \u2014 that\u2019s why he\u2019s guilty. Now it turns out Trump is getting robbed by his own guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley also called the development a hit \u201cbelow the waterline for Cohen but also the prosecutors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had a man admitting to a major larceny but never charged Cohen. That made Cohen not only their man, but allowed him to keep stolen money,\u201d Turley <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/1792559244308320677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted on X<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>At the heart of this lawfare case against Trump is claims that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-moments-star-witness-michael-cohen-just-undermined-braggs-get-trump-case\/\" title=\"3 Key Moments Where Michael Cohen Undermined Bragg's Case Against Trump\">payments allegedly made<\/a> to Cohen to purchase the silence of on-screen prostitute Stormy Daniels should have been classified as campaign expenses rather than legal fees. Former Biden Department of Justice official Matthew Colangelo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/asg\/staff-profile\/former-acting-associate-attorney-general-matthew-colangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> during opening statements of the trial that \u201cthis was a planned, long-running conspiracy to influence the 2016 election, to help Donald Trump get elected through illegal expenditures to silence people who had something bad to say about his behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Cohen\u2019s testimony has only further driven a hole into Bragg\u2019s allegations. <\/p>\n<p>Cohen <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/17\/3-moments-star-witness-michael-cohen-just-undermined-braggs-get-trump-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">testified last week<\/a> that when allegations first surfaced in 2011 about the affair, Trump was concerned that the story would hurt his family. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first thing that President Trump said to you was that his family wouldn\u2019t like [the story] very much?\u201d Blanche asked. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s true,\u201d Cohen testified. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg&#8217;s case against ex-President Trump centers on Michael Cohen confessing to theft from the Trump Organization, citing anger. During the trial, Cohen, a convicted liar, revealed his 2017 actions out of frustration. He admitted to seeking money from CFO Allen, shedding light on the trial&#8217;s key crime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2248777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/52250928807_cd1c050843_k-e1716228272178.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2248776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/52250928807_cd1c050843_k-e1716228272178.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2248776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2248777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2248776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2248776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2248776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}